Education in Bangladesh 156 indicators covering education for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 up 2.8% 84th Population ages 0-14 27.6% 2025 down 11.3% 82nd Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 106.5% 2024 up 1.3% 51st Primary education, teachers 383,624 2024 down 27.3% 13th School enrollment, primary, female 113.1% 2024 up 4.8% 25th School enrollment, primary, male 100.3% 2024 down 2.1% 104th Labor force, total 74.74 million 2025 up 20.7% 8th Labor force, female 34.0% 2025 up 11.3% 157th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2021 up 0.2% 25th School enrollment, secondary 64.3% 2024 up 15.6% 155th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 17.0% 105th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.3 per 1,000 2024 down 3.6% 51st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 25.9% 70th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.4 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 57th Secondary education, teachers 571,690 2024 up 51.2% 14th School enrollment, secondary, female 70.5% 2024 up 22.7% 154th School enrollment, secondary, male 58.5% 2024 up 8.7% 161st School enrollment, tertiary 23.7% 2024 up 74.8% 124th School enrollment, primary, private 23.9% 2018 down 40.7% 52nd School enrollment, preprimary 36.4% 2021 up 42.1% 142nd School enrollment, tertiary, male 27.0% 2024 up 70.9% 110th School enrollment, tertiary, female 20.8% 2024 up 82.9% 136th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.24 GPI 2021 up 10.0% 2nd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7715 GPI 2024 up 7.0% 159th Secondary education, teachers, female 163,967 2024 up 108.4% 27th Primary completion rate, female 102.8% 2024 up 60.2% 28th Primary completion rate, male 86.4% 2024 up 49.7% 125th Government expenditure on education, total 2.0% 2024 down 3.1% 175th Secondary education, general pupils 15.11 million 2018 up 55.9% 5th Lower secondary completion rate, total 73.8% 2024 up 16.7% 129th School enrollment, preprimary, female 37.4% 2021 up 48.1% 138th School enrollment, preprimary, male 35.4% 2021 up 36.6% 140th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 66.2% 2009 — 148th Government expenditure on education, total 11.9% 2025 down 1.3% 116th Secondary education, general pupils 53.9% 2018 up 2.2% 8th Lower secondary completion rate, female 84.7% 2024 up 24.1% 114th Lower secondary completion rate, male 63.9% 2024 up 8.0% 134th Children out of school 5.9% 2024 up 78.8% 76th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 16.69 million 2024 down 3.0% 8th Secondary education, pupils 15.07 million 2024 up 13.2% 8th Secondary education, vocational pupils 757,289 2018 up 119.7% 19th Number of under-five deaths, male 57,695 2024 down 18.1% 7th Number of under-five deaths, female 47,719 2024 down 19.7% 7th Number of infant deaths, female 38,357 2024 down 15.1% 6th Number of infant deaths, male 46,327 2024 down 14.8% 6th Children out of school, female 2.4% 2018 down 80.7% 128th Children out of school, male 4.3% 2018 down 68.9% 97th Secondary education, vocational pupils 27.6% 2018 down 8.0% 162nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.5% 2018 down 2.0% 57th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.8% 2025 up 23.2% 120th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.7% 2025 down 49.8% 134th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 14.1% 122nd Primary education, teachers 65.9% 2024 up 10.6% 140th Repeaters, primary, total 4.1% 2018 down 68.5% 66th Persistence to grade 5, total 66.2% 2009 — 145th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 6,563 2024 down 32.5% 9th Page 1 of 3 Next →